Freshfields Advises Dalian Wanda Group on Its First Significant Investments Into the UK

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Dalian Wanda Group on the £320m acquisition of Sunseeker International (Holdings) Limited, Britain’s largest luxury yachtmaker, from FL Partners, a Dublin-based PE firm, and on the acquisition of a significant development site on the South Bank of London from Green Property with the intention to build one of the tallest luxury residential/hotel complexes in Western Europe.

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Real Estate Partner Joins Robinson & Cole’s Providence Team

Robinson & Cole welcomes attorney Roger A. Peters II as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Peters represents local and national developers, funds, and lenders in the development and financing of commercial, residential, and mixed-use office buildings; shopping centers; apartment complexes; and condominiums. He also represents buyers and sellers in the acquisition and divestiture of commercial properties on a national basis. Mr. Peters is resident in the firm’s Providence office.

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Baker & McKenzie Advises China Merchants Holdings on Its Acquisition of 49% Interest in Terminal Link for €400 Million

Baker & McKenzie has advised China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited (“CMHI”), the largest public port operator in China; on its strategic partnership with CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping company; and its successful acquisition of the 49% equity interest in Terminal Link, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, for €400 million. The deal was announced in January 2013 and was completed on 11 June 2013.

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Paul Hastings Represents Jack Cooper on $225 Million Debt Offering

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Jack Cooper Holdings Corp., the largest transporter of light-vehicles in North America, in an offering of $225 million principal amount 9.25% senior secured notes due 2020, a related tender offer for existing debt and an amendment and restatement of their revolving credit facility.

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